"And since, you know, I'm in charge of payroll here, I could throw in a nice, healthy sum to sweeten the deal - if you, say, "accidentally" killed this pirate."
- Bendick trying to convince the operatives that Veem Set would better be dead

Bendick was a lieutenant in the Mantellian army

Mantellian Army Organization Planetary and Sector

of the Galactic Republic during the Cold War.
Stationed at Fort Garnik on Ord Mantell

Ord Mantell Planet

during the Civil War

Mantellian Separatist Crisis Event Cold War (3653BBY - 3642BBY)

and he had served on Ord Mantell since the war started. Bendick worked with Milo Phipps

Milo Phipps (Human) Character Minor Characters (TOR)

, who had hired

Witness Protection Event Cold War (3653BBY - 3642BBY)

a team of Republic operatives

Republic Operatives Organization Temporary Unions

to rescue a pirate

Pirate Organization Communities

named Veem Set

Veem Set (Rodian) Character Minor Characters (TOR)

who was promised to be protected by the Galactic Republic in exchange for information that could lead to the end of the war. However, Bendick believed a war-criminal like Set would be better off dead - Veem Set took out his brother's battle cruiser and killed thousands more - and suggested to the operatives that the Rodian

Rodian Sentient Species

could meet an unfortunate incident instead. Because he was in charge of payroll and had access to army's funds, he even offered the operatives a healthy sum to sweeten the deal. The operatives refused, but he still hoped they would change their minds when they met Set.